NEXT GENERATION BIOWEAPONS

[Pages:50]NEXT GENERATION BIOWEAPONS:

THE TECHNOLOGY OF GENETIC ENGINEERING APPLIED TO BIOWARFARE AND BIOTERRORISM

by Michael J. Ainscough, Colonel, USAF

The Counterproliferation Papers Future Warfare Series No. 14

USAF Counterproliferation Center

Air War College Air University Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama

Next Generation Bioweapons: The Technology Of Genetic Engineering Applied To Biowarfare And Bioterrorism

Michael J. Ainscough, Colonel, USAF

April 2002

The Counterproliferation Papers Series was established by the USAF Counterproliferation Center to provide information and analysis to assist the understanding of the U.S. national security policy-makers and USAF officers to help them better prepare to counter the threat from weapons of mass destruction. Copies of No. 14 and previous papers in this series are available from the USAF Counterproliferation Center, 325 Chennault Circle, Maxwell AFB AL 36112-6427. The fax number is (334) 9537530; phone (334) 953-7538.

Counterproliferation Paper No. 14 USAF Counterproliferation Center

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Contents

Page Disclaimer.....................................................................................................i The Author.................................................................................................. ii Acknowledgments ..................................................................................... iii I. Introduction .............................................................................................1 II. The Former Soviet Union's Biological Warfare Program .....................3 III. Genetic Engineering, Bioterrorism and Biowarfare ...........................11 IV. Six Paths to Enhance Biothreats.........................................................17 V. Six Ways Science Can Improve Biodefense........................................23 VI. Conclusions ........................................................................................27 Notes ..........................................................................................................29

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